Saturday, August 31, 2013

It has been a very long time since I posted anything on my blog, but I think it's time to give it another go.

Today I visited the local dairy for the first time. I have purchased their milk at the local co-op before but had never been to the store at the farm. I bought a half gallon of milk and a pint of cream. When I got home, I made butter for the first time.

I love butter and refuse to eat any butter substitutes, especially margarine which just freaks me out. I cook only with butter and never use shortening or margarine. I had heard that homemade butter is leaps and bounds better than anything you can buy in a store and I also hate store-bought buttermilk, so this seemed like killing two birds with one stone to me. I enjoy the fact that I know where the milk came from, know that the cream came from a cow milked yesterday and know exactly what is in my butter.

Were you born in a barn?

I am just someone who likes to share random things about my life. I like to blog about our huge remodeling project, furniture building, crafts, interior design, gardening, family, and anything else that strikes my fancy. I am a firm believer that with a little patience and practice I can do anything DIY. I hope that I can entertain you and maybe even inspire you to try something new.